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Horváth, Gábor, Pereszlényi, Ádám, Száz, Dénes, Barta, András, Jánosi, Imre M., Gerics, Balázs, Åkesson, Susanne (2018) Experimental evidence that stripes do not cool zebras. Scientific Reports, 8. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-27637-1

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TitleExperimental evidence that stripes do not cool zebras
JournalScientific Reports
AuthorsHorváth, GáborAuthor
Pereszlényi, ÁdámAuthor
Száz, DénesAuthor
Barta, AndrásAuthor
Jánosi, Imre M.Author
Gerics, BalázsAuthor
Åkesson, SusanneAuthor
Year2018 (December)Volume8
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
DOIdoi:10.1038/s41598-018-27637-1Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceHorváth, Gábor, Pereszlényi, Ádám, Száz, Dénes, Barta, András, Jánosi, Imre M., Gerics, Balázs, Åkesson, Susanne (2018) Experimental evidence that stripes do not cool zebras. Scientific Reports, 8. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-27637-1
Plain TextHorváth, Gábor, Pereszlényi, Ádám, Száz, Dénes, Barta, András, Jánosi, Imre M., Gerics, Balázs, Åkesson, Susanne (2018) Experimental evidence that stripes do not cool zebras. Scientific Reports, 8. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-27637-1
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